UBaba Uvikela iJerusalema
IJerusalema liba yitshe elilimaza zonke izizwe ezizama ukuliphakamisa, nomvikeli walo obuthakathaka kakhulu alwe njengoDavide. Bese isimo sishintsha ngokuphelele: uBaba wethu uthulula umoya womusa, babheke kuJesu, abamgwazile, bamlilele njengomntwana oyedwa.
12 1Isiprofetho: izwi likaBaba wethu eliphathelene no-Israyeli—isimemezelo sikaBaba wethu, owelula amazulu, obeka isisekelo somhlaba, owakha umoya womuntu ngaphakathi kwakhe:
2“Bhekani, ngenza iJerusalema ibe yinkomishi edakisa zonke izizwe eziyizungezile; noJuda naye uyakuba sekuvinjezelweni okumelene neJerusalema. 3Ngalolo suku ngenza iJerusalema ibe yitshe elisindayo kuzo zonke izizwe; bonke abayiphakamisayo bayakulimala kabi, lapho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zibuthana ukumelana nayo.’ 4Ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wethu, ngiyakushaya lonke ihhashi ngokwethuka, umgibeli walo ngobuhlanya. Ngiyakuyinakekela indlu kaJuda, kodwa ngishaye onke amahhashi ezizwe ngobumpumputhe. 5Khona-ke izizwana zakwaJuda ziyakuthi ezinhliziyweni zazo, ‘Abantu baseJerusalema baqinile ngoBaba wabo, uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.’
6“Ngalolo suku izizwana zakwaJuda ngiyakuzenza zibe yimbiza yomlilo phakathi kwezinkuni, yisibani esivuthayo phakathi kwezithungu; ziyakuqeda zonke izizwe eziyizungezile ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo, lapho iJerusalema ihlezi ivikelekile endaweni yayo.
7“UBaba wethu uyakusindisa amatende akwaJuda kuqala, ukuze indlu kaDavide nabantu baseJerusalema bangadunyiswa ngaphezu kukaJuda. 8Ngalolo suku uBaba wethu uyakubavikela labo abahlala eJerusalema, ukuze obuthakathaka kunabo bonke abe namandla njengenkosi uDavide. Nenzalo yasebukhosini iyakuba njengoBaba wethu, njengesithunywa sikaBaba wethu esihamba phambi kwabantu baseJerusalema. 9‘Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku ngizimisele ukubhubhisa zonke izizwe ezifika zimelene neJerusalema.
Ukubheka Lowo Abamgwazile
10“Ngiyakuthululela phezu kwendlu kaDavide naphezu kwalabo abahlala eJerusalema umoya womusa nowokunxusa isihawu, ukuze babheke kimi—kuJesu, abamgwazile—futhi bamlilele njengomuntu olilela umntwana oyedwa, badabuke kabuhlungu ngaye njengomuntu odabukela izibulo. a a v10 Lapha uBaba wethu ukhomba iNdodana yakhe: lowo ogwaziweyo nguJesu. IVangeli likaJohane libona leli vesi ligcwaliseka esiphambanweni, neSambulo siyaliphinda — labo abake bamala ngelinye ilanga bayakumbheka bamlilele, bathole indlela yokubuyela ekhaya. 11Ngalolo suku ukulila kweJerusalema kuyakuba kukhulu njengokulila kukaHadadi-rimoni ethafeni laseMegido. b b v11 IMegido yayiyithafa elikhulu lezimpi lakwa-Israyeli, elalikhunjulwa ngokulila okujulile kwesizwe sonke — isibonelo sosizi olubuhlungu kunabo bonke isizwe esingaba naso. 12Izwe liyakulila, umndeni ngomndeni wodwa: indlu kaDavide yodwa, nabafazi babo bodwa; indlu kaNathani yodwa, nabafazi babo bodwa; 13umndeni wendlu kaLevi wodwa nabafazi babo bodwa; umndeni wamaShimeyi wodwa nabafazi babo bodwa; 14nayo yonke eminye imindeni esele, umndeni ngomndeni wodwa, nabafazi babo bodwa.’”
